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as in raincoats
a coat made of water-resistant material
he put on his slicker and boots and headed out into the rain
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as in sophisticates
a person with the outlook, experience, and manners thought to be typical of big city dwellers
dressed in their designer duds, the out-of-state slickers stood out amongst the locals at the harvest supper
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Recent Examples of slickers
During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slickers
Noun
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We were all dressed in black raincoats.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Dozens of health care workers walked the picket line outside the medical center in Roseville Tuesday morning, chanting and carrying signs, many wearing raincoats and ponchos.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cocktails that would otherwise cost $18 each - such as Margaritas, cosmopolitans, Manhattans, and Old-Fashioneds - are included in this package.—
Debbi Kickham,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Below are the three most salient lessons from the depths of the speculative fiction trenches.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Long before anyone would ever think of putting him in charge of anything, present DCEU head James Gunn rose out of the Troma trenches and into the mainstream with this goofy, gross (in a good way) horror-comedy.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The American team could certainly have done without the aggravation of running to the pro shop to buy alternative waterproofs in 2010 because they were getting soaked in their official gear.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Slickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slickers. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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